Bruce Campbell has become one of those rare actors where people have simply asked him to play ‘Bruce Campbell’. Very few actors can pull this off and make a career out of it. Only other one that comes to mind right now is Christopher Walken. Can they play dramatic roles? Sure but even while Christopher Walken told you about 5 long years of your daddy wearing his watch up his ass, it was Walken telling you. You reach that stage of caricature only a few times with actors and Bruce Campbell is that guy. He plays the smug, badass hero. I mean, there’s a movie called ‘My Name Is Bruce‘, people. Yes, he plays a smug bad-ass like only Bruce Campbell can. Why all this talk of caricatures and playing yourself? Well, one, I’m quoting Army of Darkness for my title and any chance I get to talk about that movie, I make sure and take advantage of. Two, for all the things that Doug Martinhas not been this year – superstar in the stats department – he’s still been the 12th best running back off the board in PPR leagues. Though he’s been minimally involved in the passing to date – only 4 receptions – he’s second in the NFL in rushing yardage. You could say he’s a caricature of a star running back because no one is taking him seriously. He’s just there, producing but not wowing anyone. Oh hey, there’s another 100 total yards of offense from Dougie Fresh. Psssh, big deal, seen that before. You see, he’s been productive but not blow you out of the water productive. Now I know there’s a lot of fears going around Tampa Bay right now. The team is considered on death’s door. But that hasn’t stopped them from keeping Martin involved as he leads the NFL in rushing attempts. As the pundits currently say, Martin’s gonna eat. I don’t even really know what that means but I understand it to be a positive. So check in and see if Martin owners are fed up with his solid but unspectacular performance to date. Then when he goes off at the end of the year you can say, ‘Hail to the King, Baby’. God I love that movie. And Bruce Campbell. In other buy/sell news for 2013 Fantasy Football…

Buy

Colin Kaepernick – Two bad weeks in a row. Usually all it takes for a owner to go from ‘I told you I knew what I was doing when I drafted Kaep’ to ‘WTF was I doing drafting Kaep?!?’ All players go through rough patches. Drew Brees started the year off in one kinda and look what he did last weekend. It happens to the best of them and trust me when I say I believe Kaep to still be one of the better QBs on the market and his legs – he’s third among QBs with 129 rushing yards – will keep his bottom line buoyed when the rough patches hit. This might be a small window trade – say that Romo spot where you’re trading safety for what feels like a risk – but it’s worth checking in overall if the owner says Kaep is Kraep.

Andre Johnson – Two straight weeks of leaving due to injury is usually not something you don’t want to chase but he’s still productive when healthy. Plus, I hate to be the bearer of bad news for Houston defense owners but they have just been an ok unit and have left Schaub and company out there to throw the ball more than we’ve become accustom to from the Texans attack and when it’s all said and done, Andre is still the Giant in that area for them. See if the owner is tired of watching their P’s and Q’s with Andre every Sunday.

Demaryius Thomas – I mentioned in the Monday Night Football round up that it feels like owners might be undervaluing DT at this point despite the numbers. His pace is still good but owners may be worried about their WR1 and look to move him. Console them with a back rub, some Barry White and a nice bottle of Merlot and see if you can coax him away.

C.J. Spiller – In this weird year of Fantasy Football, the 5th highest fantasy point total in PPR leagues for running backs is owned by Joique Bell and the 8th most goes to Fred Jackson. Where FJax is was where I expected CJ to be close to and I still think he will be. As of right now, he’s barely outscoring Ronnie Hillman on the year. Have I mentioned how weird the RBs have been this year? Neverthewho! He’s still that talented guy you wanted to draft but didn’t and the other guy is suffering because of it. Go help him out.

Trent Richardson – Um, he just went to a better offense with a better QB and he’s a decent receiving back. But after Sunday, I swear I’ve seen people willing to throw him out with the bath water. I think that’s like a old school phrase from the Victorian era but nonetheless, go ask people for their bath water. Just watch out for the chamber pot!

SELL

Arian Foster – It’s never a popular call to say ‘sell a top 10 back’ but I’m here to do that. And I know it’s always about the slant of the story whether or not this is worth listening to. Up above, I tell you to learn how to Dougie and down here I’m telling you to move away from the Arian nation and both have their ugly points. But for me, it’s back to what I talked about in the off-season: there’s a lot of mileage on those legs. Couple that with all the recent news of split backfield with Ben Tate and the actual, underlying numbers (he’s on pace for 3.9 ypc for 1,013 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns via 261 carries) and you have someone who’s clinging to name value in my book. Then you also have to consider that Texas has not had really solid defensive play since about mid-way through last year. In fact, through the first three games, the Texans have given up the 9th most points to opposing teams. Now granted, part of that also falls on their offense which means poor field positioning (they’ve given up the 2nd fewest yards this year behind Seattle so it’s not ALL them) but this all has added up to playing from behind which means throwing, which means not running which…well, I don’t think it needs to be explained further. Given how RBs have panned out this year, I’m only looking for top shelf names in return. Yes, I’d take Doug Martin for Arian Foster at this point if that’s the question you’re about to ask. In the end, I’m not suggesting a sell low but you’ve got a small window of guys to get a trade done on regarding his perceived value but I’d do it before the season gets too far along.

@frankgrimes: Nothing worked for the Rams last week. Their O-Line never gave Bradford much of a chance and he had a good catch negated by a penalty if memory serves. He’s a WR4 with upside, just depends if you can wait.

on a team that has (standard non-PPR no return yardage points)
luck/tannehill
wilson/MJD/d-rich/woodhead/bolden (just grabbed)/peterson
amendola/m.williams/givens/streater/crabtree
cook
KC DEF (just grabbed, amazing)
i just dropped m.brown for bolden instead of the original idea to grab franklin. Is this already too many RB’s to care about Franklin anyway? 1 Flex.
2. bradford/smith/smith were all recently dropped, so they seem to be other guys in near tannehill territory, at least in some matchups. Luck plays dreaded SEA in week 5; should i grab bradford (drop tannehill) due to bradford playing the horrible JAX team that week?

Do I keep the Vikes D who face Steelers leaky O-Line in London this week and who Yahoo projects for most points of any D this week or pick up KC vs. Giants, Bucs vs. Cardinals, Ravens at Bills, Jets vs. Titans, or flip it around Steelers vs. Vikes?

@Operation Mindcrime: Just dropped Vikes for KC, until Denver game on Nov 17, their schedule is salivating and they have the horses (Hali, Houston, Poe, D Johnson, etc…) and clock-control emphasizing offense. Hope I made right choice. Stops the streaming for a while I hope. Also decided to pick up a QB a week earlier than I was planning to with RG3’s bye next week as my opponent next week (commish) is only one that can match me for Machavellian obsession :). With Pryor’s uncertain status, Bradford vs Jags next week by far best matchup available on waivers…don’t really trust Dalton vs Pats. Dropped Jacquizz for Bradford instead of Bryce Brown cuz’ if McCoy ever out for extended time…saving myself the $50 FAAB.

@Sky: I think that’s the best I’ll be able to get. It’s a 10-team league so there’s only a couple of teams in need of a QB. I’ve been waffling on selling him for what I can get before he gets injured or just holding.

If I were to move Arian and Gronk (would be left without a TE, so I’d have to grab someone like Clay off the waiver wire…), what should I reasonably expect in return? The initial offer was Gronk for Spiller + , but I don’t know what the + is.

My RB situation is Foster, MJD, Tate, Mendy, DWill, Woodhead. There’s no flex, so most of those guys just rot on my bench…figure, no real point in trading for Spiller unless I’m moving another RB.

I was thinking/hoping Gronk for Green, but I’m not sure that he’ll go for it.

Do I have the RB depth to move Foster? It’s not like any of those guys are setting the world on fire.

I thought I was solid everywhere, once Gronk came back, but Bowe has been awful, and Eli put up an egg this week. Getting worried that Gronk can’t save the day for me (mind you my TE gave me 0.70 pts last week. I’m pretty sure Gronk would offer huge support.)

This is my big money pool, so starting 1-2 has me worried. Literally nothing is working out.

Its a deep league and I kept Percy approx 5 days before his hip injury news, so i feel like i am stuck with him. I can always trade away when he comes back for potential keepers next year, if my team goes south. Have B. Marshall, and R. Cobb as WR 1 and WR2, with J. Charles, A. Bradshaw, and K. Moreno as RB 1, 2, and flex.

PPR League. Looking to shake the lineup up a bit. RGIII not getting it done nor is Dwayne Bowe. My options are to go with Phil Rivers at QB instead and Eddie Royal over Bowe or will both change their luck this weekend?

Could see it but in the end, we know Stafford’s gonna be chucking the ball all day. Matchup is great for Big Ben, just don’t know if I trust him enough to do it. If he wins out, it’s because he’s chucking from behind all day, something I think Stafford will already be doing.

What do you make of big bens comments about Leveon Bell?
Should I grab Dwyer? (Would drop hill or hunter)

“Honestly, I have no idea with him,” Roethlisberger said. “You can’t get a read on him. One day, he’s practicing, one day, he’s not; one day, he’s going hard, the next day, he’s not. I wish I could. … If he was a guy like Heath Miller that you knew was busting his butt every day to get back there … Le’Veon is a rookie, I don’t know him quite well enough yet. But if he can come back and help us, we’ll take him.” It’s not exactly a ringing endorsement, but if Bell’s foot is truly 100 percent then we’d expect him to change Roethlisberger’s mind quickly. The second-round pick is clearly the best talent in the Steelers RB room, and it’s not close.

Hard to say, Big Ben says a lot of things. Whether they’re true remains to be seen. Could just be a ploy but I have the entire running game in PIT downgraded for ROS so I don’t think it changes my take.

BTW, didn’t get your first question. I don’t know who you’re dropping for Dwyer so it depends. He was cut to start the year because they didn’t think he was playing hard. Wouldn’t think he wins out over Bell. Stephon Hill for Justin Hunter or Kendall?

@Wilsonian: @Sky: Thanks, guys. I just have this funny feeling about him (and no, not like the one when I used to climb the ropes in gym class). Does dropping Givens for Santonio fall under ‘investing too heavily’?

And I kind of assumed you would pick the RB sides. Obviously I’m looking to win the trades outright My overall squad is so good that I’m not blowing it up for an uptick at one position, so I have to win the trades for me to feel comfortable with it.

@Sky: Oh, the first part just meant if I didn’t make a trade and you had Gordon in over Moreno. I’m actively trying to trade him, but if I don’t, it’s a toss up between him and Gordon for the last spot on the roster.

@Sky: oh definitely. But for the week, I’m struggling between thinking that Philly gives up 70 points to Denver or Gordon BLOWING up again like he did last week. In my league, he now has more points than Moreno in two less games.

Graham is available from a RB-needy team in a 0.5 PPR. If the owner rejects Witten + L. Bell, would you go up to Witten + L. Miller? We start 2 RB and a flex, Miller and Bell are my RB 3 & 4, and I’ve been starting WR at flex. Basically, would you be ok with Bell at RB3? Snelling and Michael are on my bench; best FA are M. Bush, the GB and CAR backups and Ivory.

A couple of questions. Can you log into my league and make any adjustments…. That was just a little joke in regards to that one guy yesterday who was asking you to “throw out names that might be available” Real question. Do you prefer any of these WR’s over Emanuel Sanders. S.Holmes, Marlon Brown, Sidney Rice or Nate Washington. Also considering I have Mcfadden and Bradshaw, should I drop Snelling for one of those WR’s. I have Steven Jackson, and Monte Ball so at some point I will be deep at RB. Thanks for the help as always.

I’m 2-1 playing the first place team and I really want to bench ridley. Problem is my other options for the RB2 spot are D-Rich and Bolden should I start one of em over Ridley it’s. 5PPR. I’m actually leaning towards Bolden as the passing down back in a possible shootout (despising ridley with a passion helps my justify this) but I’m scared to do it what you think?

Hey sky, would you trade Martellus Bennett for E. Sanders? I have Witten at TE and it’s PPR. He offered Royal but i’m really not a fan. I’m 0-3 and a little weak at WR thanks to D. Bowe and Kaepernick as my QB doesn’t help. Thanks.

Yo Sky,
Stop making my roster sells….(not that I disagree with any of them)..it makes me nervous and I suck at getting those trades done in my injury adverse league.
Here’s to hoping Vick, RG3, Nicks and now Foster defy the odds and avoid the “Curse of Sky”.
BTW, I think the next guy your going to call for a sell from my roster will be Gordon or MJD…

Hi Sky! First time posting and first time FF manager. Can you help me with my RB situation? I’m in Yahoo 10 team, standard point league. I’m currently got Foster and Murray as starting RBs and Ivory and Johnson as bench RBs. I want to drop Ivory for sure, and I’m not sure what to do with Foster. Pead, Snelling, and Bolden are available off the wire. Which one would you choose to replace Ivory? Tried to get Powell this morning but someone else had grabbed him. Is there a better option that might still be available than the three mentioned above? Also, what should I do with Foster?

I’d love to buy Spiller or Martin but realistically you’d need to give back two RBs. Or be trading with a team who’s stacked at RB and empty at WR…but they’re still probably not asking for anyone less than a WR1 so it’s not buying low…how can you trade for these guys?

Couple Qs:

1. What say you about trying to flip Ryan Matthews for Pierre Garcon to the guy who’s got an RB2/3 of BJGE/Lacy?

2. Unrelated to the first question, what’s a reasonable offer for Roddy White?

Sky, what’s your take on MJD? Is he a buy or sell? I’m intrigued by him but keep wondering if the treads off his tires a la Foster. What’s his worth if he’s a buy? Here’s my roster for my PPR, 1QB, 1 QB/RB/WR/TE, 1 Flex league:

See him as a high end RB2 ROS but he probably goes for less. Don’t think tread is the issue, moreso his surrounding team. They’re junking the zone blocking scheme – they did half way through the ‘hawks game last Sunday – so I haven’t given up on him yet. I’d try Bell for him, see if the owner bites.

Been offered Gronk (desperate 0-3 owner) for Boldin and Tavon .5 PPR? My other receivers are Dez, Antonio Brown, Edelman, Kenbrell, Hopkins I’ll probably drop whoever he throws in for Broyles quickly. My current TE is Gates so maybe he’ll be a good trade chip if he keeps this up.

Currently have Rodgers and Griffin. Martin, Snelling, Ivory and Bryce Brown. Would you trade Griffin for Sjax? This might be the only week I can swing it with Griffin on a bye. Would have to start Tannehill, Locker or Glennon?

what’s up sky…. I don’t know if you saw Grey’s page on the baseball side but I won the championship in my baseball league and I couldn’t have done it without u and the rest of the guys.. Just wanted to say thank you!!

A major part!!! I was wondering, In the baseball side It was so useful cause there were so many tips on players that should be grabbed before they went mainstream and that helped a lot. On the football side I don’t know any guys I should be going after and All the guys in my league are grabbing these guys that are supposed to be good. Don’t get me wrong you have a lot of usefull info but how can I get tips on sleepers??

I’ve been passing on all these guys but it left me with the number 1 waiver pick which is great but would you hold that position until Someone huge comes along or just try to grab the best guy that’s available that week??? I need a WR and I passed on Hopkins and Broyels. Stupid move?
Eli
Damarious T
Bowe
Nicks
Doug M
MJD
Sproles
Martellus Bennett
Chris Givens
Daryl Richardson
Vincent Brown
Pierre Thomas
Bradford
A Ellington

Not stupid. High end waivers are for needs if you’re desperate but most times I just wait until waivers clears and play matchups at WR. I want to use it for a major RB going down and getting their starting backup if they’re talented.

I do the buy/sell column on Wednesdays and if there’s a guy that Guru doesn’t hit for waivers on Tuesday afternoon, I add him to my list as a pick up before he gets big like I did with Brandon Bolden. I also cover some pickups on the podcast Monday afternoon like I did Snelling before last week. In football, timing is hard to nail. I could tell you to pick up MJD’s backup – Todman – because he’s good but until MJD is hurt, he doesn’t have any major value and you can’t count on an injury. Same with Broyles. I liked him coming into the season but he wasn’t playing so I dropped him in many of my leagues. It took a broken arm for Burleson for him to regain validity and even then, we still don’t know if he’s going to play a major role. Sleepers are about looking at depth charts for football but in the end, you still have to wait on injury to get any value out of it. Bryce Brown will have huge value when/if Shady goes down. But when/if will he? Hard to determine.

@Frank White: Problem with making a trade is you’d have to reduce yourself somewhere else. Getting a better receiver for MJD may force you to start Andre Ellington on a weekly basis. DOn’t think it helps you long term.

I just figured there’s another Hans in this blog. lol. Hope two of us werent confusing you.
I’m the one who asked you about T-Rich+Andre vs Marshall+Demariyus

I was shopping around for RB1, and someone accepted Marshall+Hartline for Ray Rice.
To me, the fantasy beginner, this seems like a reaaally good trade(I didn’t think it would go thru), but is there something I’m missing? Would you have preferred original T-Rich trade?

I think it’s a fair trade for the person who needs an RB but I wouldn’t consider it a blow away ‘someone got a steal’ deal. This trade’s fine, but probably would’ve liked AJ back to balance out the Marshall loss.

In my league, though, we have 42-man rosters and start 20 players (including 9 IDPs). Because of the huge rosters, we have to have a lot of skill positions players:

2 RBs
4 WRs
1 TE
2 Flex

Brady for Luck is an ok deal. I’m a little worried about the run-first offense taking hold in Indy, but I’d do that deal.

If I take Bernard for Decker, though, Bernard replaces Fred Jackson or BenJarvus Green-Ellis, while I have to start Brandon Gibson, Dexter McCluster or Dwayne Harris to fill in as my fourth receiver (I had Nate Burleson for this, but he’s cursed).

The upside for Luck and Bernard is great, but I think I lose more points with Brandon Gibson vs. Eric Decker than I gain with Bernard over Fred Jackson/Green-Ellis, and I have one of the stronger teams in the league this year so I’d like to do what I can to win now.

Something like a Giovani + Hopkins for C.J. Spiller make sense? Or too much? Team will Spiller has Ridley has his only viable RB and also Steve Smith and Stevie Johnson has his WR1/2, so he is hurting badly going 0-3.

Of course with lineup and bench in a 14-man league, I could just stand pat. He also has Brees that I would like to take too :)

Thought you good add this to the article as I couldn’t agree with you more on Demaryius. I think the whole record breaking pace that Peyton (60+ TDs+???) makes owners of DT a bit greedy. However, how can DT owners complain about the following stats:

You’re giving up an established RB2 for an RB2 who’s played a total of 6 quarters and whose teammates have performed well while he was gone. Then you’re topping it off with another player to boot. Don’t see why you need to overpay for someone who may or may not even have a starting job when he returns…

I didn’t know if Bradys value had dropped to the point where a 1 for 1 trade with RG3 was possible so thank you for your response and the link.

What do you think Julian Edelmans role in the offence will be after Gronk and Amendola return? Will he have more space to operate as defences focus on other players or will he be marginalized as Brady throws to his chief targets? Where does Edelman rank on the wr board ROS?

I ask this because the Brady owner has James Jones and Steve Smith on Bye.

Would it be smart to try to get Brady/Steve Smith for RG3/Edelman? Or should I be happy with getting just Brady and having Edelman for a wr.

Would you trade away Moreno for MJD straight up? The owner offered up mjd and mendy for him last week but he may not like that anymore and idk if i have bench space for mendy. I stashed Harvin pretty already and now if i drop him, I’m sure someone will grab him

How big is your league? I’m just not big on stashing guys for that long unless the league is 14 team or 12 with a lot of flex positions. Moreno for MJD, I’ll take the MJD side. Moreno for MJD+, I’ll take that as well.

@Sky: 10 team, I felt my friend hinted at him grabbing harvin soon, so I figured id make the move first. Nothing intriguing to me on waivers and I’m sitting pretty at 3-0, rbs are question marks though

It’s a ppr league and I’ve been trying to stash rbs because the top guy in the league is screwed if/when Murray goes down. I want to pick up bolden or another RB but I have to pick up Blackmon with my limited wr depth, right?

It’s alot more complicated than that and I wouldn’t have the time. Gotta factor in the QB and how quickly they read the field. Geno Smith shouldn’t have as many sacks as he does right now, he’s playing behind one of the better lines in the NFL. Meanwhile, guys like Romo have done alot with a little. Just too many factors, can’t really do that and have time to actually answer questions, do weekly rankings, review games, ETC…

Sky I’m going nuts here…as a spiller owner I am a little bit risk adverse these days with my lineup. In regards to kaepernick this week I am thinking of benching him in favor of Big Ben or cutler. I can’t keep taking goose eggs from kaep/spiller. I am 2-1 but in 7th place bc of total pts, my schedule is easy and I catch a break with some of my opponents bye weeks in the future (face AP and Peyton manning on byes for example) I’m like u I like kaep ROS but I do not like this short week with a gimpy Vernon on the road. Thoughts on who to start?

My team is in need of help I guess 0-3, even though I think it’s more of unlucky match ups as I’ve scored the 5th most points in the 12 team league, but either way I was thinking about offering this trade(ppr 1pt):

My Stevan Ridley and either James Jones or Dwayne Bowe for Ray Rice and Tavon Austin

I’m looking make a trade for a team with both Gordon and Giovanni as I could use the RB depth and impact on TE. Initially he was interested in Austin and Johnson but has since backed off.

Would a Reggie Wayne + Stevie Johnson package be too much for both Giovanni/Cameron? He has a big need in WRs. Or should I use my added WR depth and shoot for a QB like Brady (e.g. Trade Package of Romo + Stevie)